Waist construction for pants



Feb. 19, 1935. E, LEVENTHAL WAIST CONSTRUCTIONFOR PANTS Filed Sept. 7,1935 nvenfor jl Home y fc5 By Patented Feb. 19, 1935 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE Elias Leventhal,

Cleveland, Ohio Application September 7, 1933, Serial No. 688,525

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in the art ofapparel, and more particularly to a novel waist construction for pants.

The principal object of the present invention Y is to provide a waistconstruction involving a belt runway which extends substantially aroundthe waist portion of the pants, but terminating at the front and back soas to permit take-up and letout in making alterations.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a waistconstruction for pants wherein a belt rideway is provided substantiallyaround the entire waistline for the purpose of efliciently supportingthe pants at all points.

Still another important object of the present invention is to provide awaist construction for pants involving a belt runway and a plurality ofshoulder suspender buttons stitched to the waist portion of the pants sothat the thread is sewed through a portion of the runway to reinforcethe runway construction so as to prevent the belt from pulling through.

These and various other important objects and 26 advantages will becomeapparent as the following specification is read.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 represents a fragmentary front elevational view of the improvedpants.

Figure 2 represents a rear elevational view of the pants.

Figure 3 represents a top plan view looking at the edge portion of thebelt runway.

Figure 4 represents a fragmentary enlarged 35 outsideelevational view ofthe waist portion.

Fig. 5 represents a sectional View taken substantially on line 5-5 ofFigure 4.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that numeral 40 5 generally refers to the trousers of whichthe legs are denoted by numerals 6 6. The waist portion includes a band7 and an outer runway defining strip 8. The band and strip are placedtogether and are stitched to the upper edge of 45 the trousers, as at 9,while the remaining edge portions of the band '7 and strip 8 areystitched together at 10, thus defining a belt runway 11 which terminatesat the front of the trousers at the points a-a and at the back of thepants at points b-IJ. At these points a-a and b-b, the opposed ends ofthe runway are spaced so as to accommodate the buckle 12 of the belt 13,at the 5 front of the pants, while the space b-b at the rear of thepants is to afford principally space to permit alteration at the seam14.

As it is customary to place suspender buttons on trousers, it can beseen that the buttons 15 are 10 employed to advantage in that thestitching 16 therefore is disposed through the band 7 and strip 8immediately below the stitching 10 so that the principal weight of thetrousers is suspended by the rest of the stitchings 16 against 15 thebelt 13. Thus the belt runway is reinforced at its upper edge portionwhere the main strain is in effect when the trousers are being worn.

Thus it can be seen, that the trousers are supported by the beit atsubstantially au points 20 around the waistline and that the stitchings16 of the suspender buttons 15 take up most of the strain, thusrelieving the stitching 10 and the upper portions of the band 7 andstrip 8 of the belt runway.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as 30 claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:-

In a pants construction, a tubular waist portion defining a free beltpassageway, said waist portion having an opening therein through which abelt can be inserted for disposition in the passageway, and suspenderattaching members stitched to the tubular waist portion adjacent theupper portion thereof, the stitching of the suspender attaching memberspassing through the belt passageway immediately below the upper portionof the tubular waist portion to relieve the upper portion of the waistportion from some of the strain imposed thereon by the pres- 45 ence ofa belt in the passageway.

ELIAS LEVENTHAL.

